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title: "What is YAMS?"
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date: 2023-01-10T15:23:19-03:00
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summary: Everything you need to know about YAMS and what makes it awesome
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---
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# Welcome to YAMS! 🎬
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YAMS (Yet Another Media Server) is an **opinionated** media server that just works. No fuss, no complexity - just a smooth, automated media experience that you can set up in minutes!
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## The Story Behind YAMS 📖
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Back in 2019, I had a mission: Create a media server that my non-tech-savvy girlfriend could use without calling me for help every five minutes. So I dove in, combining some awesome open-source projects and wrapping them up in Docker containers.
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Fast forward to today, and guess what? Mission accomplished! 🎉 Not only does my girlfriend use it without any issues, but I've even got my mom (who lives 5000km away!) streaming her favorite shows with zero problems.
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When my friends saw how well it worked, they all wanted one too. But explaining how to set everything up was like trying to teach a cat to swim - technically possible, but way more complicated than it needed to be.
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That's when it hit me: Why not create a script that could do all the heavy lifting? And that's how YAMS was born! Now anyone can build their own kickass media server without needing a PhD in computer science. 😎
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## What Makes YAMS Special? ✨
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YAMS isn't just another media server - it's your personal Netflix-killer with superpowers! Here's what you get out of the box:
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### 🤖 Fully Automated
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- **Smart Downloads:** Just tell it what shows and movies you want - YAMS handles the rest
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- **Perfect Organization:** Everything gets sorted and labeled automatically
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- **Subtitle Magic:** Auto-downloads subtitles in any language you want (if they're available)
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### 📱 Watch Anywhere
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- Works on pretty much anything that can run Emby/Jellyfin/Plex:
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- 🖥️ Web browsers
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- 📱 iOS & Android phones/tablets
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- 📺 Smart TVs
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- 🎮 Gaming consoles
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- And tons more!
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## What's Under the Hood? 🛠️
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YAMS combines some of the best open-source media tools out there:
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### Core Components:
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- 📥 qBittorrent & SABnzbd: Your download powerhouses
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- 🎬 Radarr: Your personal movie hunter
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- 📺 Sonarr: Your TV show tracker
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- 🔍 Prowlarr: Your search master
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- 💬 Bazarr: Your subtitle wizard
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- 🎮 Jellyfin/Emby/Plex: Your streaming brain
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### Performance Features:
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- 🚄 **Port Forwarding**: Automatic port configuration for faster downloads
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- 🔗 **Hardlinking**: Saves massive amounts of disk space by creating multiple references to the same file instead of duplicating data
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- ⚡ **Atomic Moves**: Ensures clean, instantaneous file transfers without incomplete or corrupted files
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Want to dive deep into file management best practices? Check out the [TRaSH Guides File and Folder Structure](https://trash-guides.info/File-and-Folder-Structure/) for the ultimate deep dive!
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### Extra Goodies:
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- 🔒 gluetun: Keeps your downloads private and secure
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- 🎛️ Portainer: Makes managing everything a breeze
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- 🎵 Lidarr: Handles your music collection
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- 📚 Readarr: Takes care of your ebooks
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All these pieces work together seamlessly to create a media server that's both powerful AND easy to use. It's like having your own streaming service, but better - because YOU'RE in control!
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Ready to dive in? Let's [get started with the installation](/install/steps)!
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